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India to re-introduce cheetahs from Africa in November

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The cheetah is regarded as the fastest land animal in the world. The animal has been declared extinct in India in 1952 and is expected to be reintroduced to India in the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh in November this year.
Kuno, located in the Chambal area, covers an area of more than 750 square kilometres and creates a good atmosphere for cheetahs.
The last cheetah has discovered in the country died in Chhattisgarh in the year 1947 and was declared extinct in the country in the year 1952. The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is ready to reintroduce it again a few years later.
The Supreme Court passed an early test to introduce African cheetahs into acceptable habitats in India, which was conducted on the basis of experiments.
Officials from India may be sent to South Africa in June and July of these 12 months for propaganda and counselling. According to the plan, the cheetah will be transported in October and November.